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Effects of Title Ix and Sports Participation on Girls' Physical Activity and Weight
Kaestner, Robert - 2010
In this study, we examined the association between girls%u2019 participation in high school sports and the physical … activity, weight, body mass and body composition of adolescent females during the 1970s when girls%u2019 sports participation … sports, a proxy for expanded athletic opportunities for adolescent females, were associated with an increase in physical …
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The Impact of State Physical Education Requirements on Youth Physical Activity and Overweight
Cawley, John; Meyerhoefer, Chad D.; Newhouse, David Locke - 2021
has no detectable impact on youth BMI or the probability that a student is overweight. We conclude that while raising PE …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013213463
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Do Children of Immigrants Make Differential Use of Public Health Insurance?
Currie, Janet - 2010
Medicaid is one of the most costly welfare programs available to immigrants. This paper uses data from the 1989 to 1992 … and on the utilization of medical services among children of natives and children of immigrants. Children of immigrants … of immigrants, although coverage rose among children of the native born. Among immigrants in border states, eligibility …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012763698
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Asymmetric Social Interaction in Economics : Cigarette Smoking Among Young People in the United States, 1992-1999
Harris, Jeffrey E.; Lopez-Valcarcel, Beatriz Gonzalez - 2004
We analyzed cigarette smoking among people aged 15 - 24 in approximately 90,000 households in the 1992 - 1999 U.S. Current Population Surveys. We modeled social influence as an informational externality, in which each young person's smoking informs her peers about its coolness.' The resulting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014072323
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Rules vs. Discretion : Treatment of Mental Illness in U.S. Adolescents
Cuddy, Emily; Currie, Janet - 2022
Mental health disorders are a leading cause of disability worldwide. Many mental health disorders start in adolescence and appropriate treatment at the outset has the potential to improve trajectories. But what is appropriate treatment? We use a large national data base of insurance claims to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014092959
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Why is the Teen Birth Rate in the United States so High and Why Does it Matter?
Kearney, Melissa S. - 2012
This paper examines two aspects of teen childbearing in the United States. First, it reviews and synthesizes the evidence on the reasons why teen birth rates are so uniquely high in the United States and especially in some states. Second, it considers why and how it matters. We argue that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013108240
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Explaining Recent Trends in the U.S. Teen Birth Rate
Kearney, Melissa S. - 2012
We investigate trends in the U.S. rate of teen childbearing between 1981 and 2010, giving particular attention to the sizable decline that has occurred since 1991. Our primary focus is on establishing the role of state-level demographic changes, economic conditions, and targeted policies in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013108242
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Religion and Risky Health Behaviors Among U.S. Adolescents and Adults
Fletcher, Jason M. - 2013
participation might be a matter of limited choice for many individuals, as it is often heavily reliant on parents and family …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013079199
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After the Epidemic : Recent Trends in Youth Violence in the United States
Cook, Philip J.; Laub, John H. - 2021
The epidemic of youth violence in the United States peaked in 1993 and has been followed by a rapid, sustained drop. In … youth violence has been narrowly confined with respect to race, sex, and age, but not geography. Given the volatility in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013225120
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An Economic Analysis of the Diet, Growth, and Health of Young Children in the United States
Chernichovsky, Dov; Coate, Douglas - 2021
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the extent to which family income and education are obstacles to the provision of adequate diets for young children in the United States. An examination of the Health and Nutrition Examination Survey reveals the following: 1. Average nutrient intakes...
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